Effective employment policies: ensuring employment opportunities for women The goal of this policy paper is to analyze the existing position of women and men in employment, define and analyze key causes of gender differentiation in the country`s labor market and develop recommendations on increasing the effectiveness of the state employment policy to ensure full realization of labour potential of women.

ABOUT UN IN UZBEKISTAN

UNDP assists Uzbekistan in many critical development issues, from combating environmental degradation, stopping and reversing the HIV/AIDS pandemic, promoting good, inclusive governance and economic development. Uzbekistan has achieved significant growth since the mid-2000s, despite the global financial crisis, and in 2010 it was reclassified as a lower middle income country. During Uzbekistan’s development, UNDP has remained an important partner of the national Government, NGOs and civil society, providing policy advice and technical assistance. In the current UN development assistance framework, UNDP has continued and further expanded its current activities, has advocated for the Millennium Development Goals, and has coordinated donor activities.